Re: New member new to cnc.

Hello John.
Thanks very much for the information.
I was thinking about the 2000 size mill because it seems to have a
larger working area so I would be able ( hopefully ) to do slightly
larger batches of small doors etc. The 4inch rotary table plus
tailstock for the fourth axis to do the spiral work and fluting.(I am
probably trying to run before I can walk! but it should prove
interesting.I have looked on the camtronics site at the driver boards
but I dont have any electronics skill so I think I would be better
off buying the boards ready made up and perhaps wiring the boards to
the steppers and the pc.
I have'nt found a supplier in the uk as yet but ther are lots of
sites in the USA, I can't wait to start.
In your experience,what sort of speed can I expect to achieve using
say 175oz in steppers and 2 amp bipolar chopper drives, I will only
be taking light cuts in wood.
Thanks again for your help.
Best wishes.
Graham.

--- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@y..., "j.guenther" <j.guenther@v...> wrote:
> Hi,
> Welcome to the group. I have converted my Sherline 5400 mill to
cnc and I
> am very happy with it. Now that they have the high speed pully set
and the
> 10K rpm bearings in the headstock the type of work you are talking
about
> should be easy on the Sherline.
>
> I used a Camtronics driver kit, built the power supply and use an
old laptop
> to controll all of it. I personally would go with the Sherline
5400 mill
> instead of the 2000 unless you really need the capabilities of the
2000
> mill. You would also save some money with the 5400.
>
> John Guenther
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: snokket [mailto:graham@a...]
> > Sent: Thursday, January 10, 2002 3:53 PM
> > To: CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@y...
> > Subject: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] New member new to cnc.
> >
> >
> > Hello there.
> > I am a new member of the group and hoping to get into cnc.
> > could anyone answer a few questions please?
> > I make miniature furniture and would like to use a small milling
> > machine ( perhaps the sherline 8 axis)and a rotary table to mold
> > doors , drawer fronts etc. and do some spiral work on legs etc.
> > I have been reading up on cnc and stepper motors /drivers. but
> > realise that I have lots to learn.
> > can anyone give the benefit of their experience regarding sherline
> > machines and their suitability for this kind of work, and also any
> > info on steppers and controlers to suit would be greatly
appreciated.
> > Are there any good suppliers in the uk, I can't seem to see much
on
> > the web. Also software, any reccomendations.
> > Thanks in advance.
> > Graham.
> >
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